On 23/03/12 23:55, Bryn wrote:
Hi Bryn,
Welcome to the list!
Any questions/comments send away!!
Well, the first thing that occurred to me reading your post was that you
were going to end up being associated with Jamies [1].
However, since it seems not, it's perhaps worth mentioning that
I've replied off list because I don't want to be inflammatory -
I visited Jamies about volunteering and when I saw the prices they
charged for kit it irked me!, also they had a lovely suite setup for
training and it hadn't been in use for some considerable time. My aims
are slightly different
I failed miserably to reply off list
Hi I'm Bryn and I'm a recovering alcoholic!!!
On 24/03/12 10:24, Bryn wrote:
I've replied off list because I don't want to be inflammatory -
I visited Jamies about volunteering and when I saw the prices they
charged for kit it irked me!, also they had
Hi,
On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 10:28:53AM +, Bryn Jones wrote:
I failed miserably to reply off list
Welcome to the list. Next time the subject of having the list set
Reply-To comes up, please consider voting for do not set Reply-To.
Cheers,
Andy
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On 24/03/12 10:28, Bryn Jones wrote:
I failed miserably to reply off list
This is true... but I think you got away with it Bryn! :-)
Seriously, there was nothing too inflammatory in the last post and I
agree with some of the points you made or alluded to regarding Jamies.
I am guessing
Is my HDD on the way out? I recently observed errors such as those in
screenshot here, it seems to happen intermittently:
http://db.tt/QEQa7Pxj
As it is a relatively new HDD, I replaced the SATA cable just to be sure
and months passed with no errors until the above which happened about week
ago.
However, since it seems not, it's perhaps worth mentioning that the list
has an association with Jamies that goes back many years, although we've
not heard much about them of late save for the odd post that ends
something like: If no one wants any of this kit it'll eventually find
its way to
Check out smartmontools[1] (specifically the `smartctl` binary) to access your
hard drives S.M.A.R.T.[2] information - if that reports errors then it's likely
your drive is failing.
Posts such as this one suggest that it may be another iffy SATA cable:
On 24/03/12 20:53, Imran Chaudhry wrote:
Is my HDD on the way out? I recently observed errors such as those in
screenshot here, it seems to happen intermittently:
http://db.tt/QEQa7Pxj
As it is a relatively new HDD, I replaced the SATA cable just to be
sure and months passed with no errors
This is similar to what I was alluding to.
I in no way wish to put them down (that's not my place). I went there to
offer my l33t skillz as a volunteer and came away feeling like what I
just saw was a company that is defined as a social enterprise yet seems
to be using volunteers to refurb
Actually, the last few times I've tried to buy kit off them, I've failed
to do so. They have recruited a new Sales Prevention Officer. I suspect
the days of Jamies being a useful supplier are now past :-( An
organisation that will not part with useless old tat to a customer with
folding money in
I think I met you very briefly Ally (male Ally?).
Whatever's been said here what Jamies are doing makes me happy (any
recycling makes me happy!!!). Just not the things I've whinged about!!!.
Bryn
On 24/03/12 22:09, Ally Biggs wrote:
Actually, the last few times I've tried to buy kit off
Hi Bryn,
As others have said, welcome to the list!
On Saturday 24 March 2012 08:31:16 Sean Gibbins wrote:
Not that it will necessarily present a problem, but just that you may
find yourself in competition with them for donated kit. On the other
hand you may find them to be a useful resource
On Saturday 24 March 2012 21:25:57 Bryn Jones wrote:
seems
to be using volunteers to refurb machines they'd been given free to sell
at inflated prices
Last time I read the emails they used to send me, they were charging to accept
the donated gear, and were acceepting only stuff that I find it
On Saturday 24 March 2012 22:09:47 Ally Biggs wrote:
It is my intention to setup a inventory of the kit we have at Jamies,
especially the server / side of things previously this has been overlooked
I was told there wasn't a market for this type of hardware not naming any
names here we all know
On 24/03/12 23:22, hants...@googlemail.com wrote:
On Saturday 24 March 2012 21:25:57 Bryn Jones wrote:
seems
to be using volunteers to refurb machines they'd been given free to sell
at inflated prices
Last time I read the emails they used to send me, they were charging to accept
the donated
Well once I return to work I will try and give you guys more of a heads up of
any interesting kit we have in, I am a bit worried though before I went off
sick there was a pallet of Sun Microsystems gear I just hope it's still there
when I get back and hasn't been junked. I agree with the
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